The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, based in Durham, North Carolina, is a professional baseball league founded in 2005 and independent of Major League Baseball (MLB). It operates in the states of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and the Canadian province of Manitoba, mostly in cities not served by MLB teams or their minor league affiliates.
Miles Wolff is the league's commissioner.
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